01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 12 February 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: NIBTHWAITE COMMON BARN, HIGH NIBTHWAITE, ULVERSTON, LA12 8DF
Website recorded by the regulator: https://commonbarn.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Activating the community of Nibthwaite and the wider South Lakes through an events space at Common Barn Nibthwaite. Supporting the arts in all their forms.
03 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cumbria
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- NIBTHWAITE ARTS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-02-12T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Feb 2026
- Charitable Objects
- 3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO (THE OBJECTS) ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE ONLY FORTHE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:3.1.1 PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NIBTHWAITE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS;3.1.2 PROMOTE THE ARTS IN ALL THEIR FORMS BY:3.1.2.1 PROMOTING AND ENABLING COLLABORATIVE WORKING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES; AND3.1.2.2 ENCOURAGING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN, AND KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ARTS THROUGH EVENTS, WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES.